Screening #3 – THE ITALIAN FRAME
Screening #3 – THE ITALIAN FRAME
Silver Spot
300 SE 3rd St #100, Miami, FL 33131
Saturday, November 15th / 6:00 PM
In partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Miami (IICMiami), this showcase celebrates the richness of Italian cinema—stories infused with the poetry, culture, and magic of Italy.
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Dir. By Emanuele Vicorito – Narrative – 17:45 Min – Italy
During a beach cleanup, Arturo, a young Neapolitan inmate, strays from the group and meets Caterine, an American tourist. A brief exchange of glances and words rekindles emotions he had long forgotten. Before leaving, Caterine gives him Les Misérables, a symbolic gesture that leaves Arturo with the hope of a possible new beginning.
Dir by: Matteo Cirillo – Narrative – 15:00 Min – Italy
The short film imagines Pinocchio as an adult man, confronted with a world that exploits and tramples on his kindness, turning him into an easy target for abuse and deception. In search of answers and meaning, he turns to a therapist, giving life to a tragicomic tale that culminates in his inner struggle: to renounce his nature or defend it to the end, questioning what it truly means to be human.
Dir. By Vincenzo Mauro – Narrative – 15:34 Min – Italy
Marco, a struggling cryptotrader in Milan still reliant on his mother, rents a car to attend a convention. Unaware that the vehicle uses a system called “Sharing is Caring,” which turns personal data into currency, he unknowingly confesses his deepest secrets. Believing he’s found a breakthrough, Marco is devastated when his confessions are broadcast nationwide, turning him into a public spectacle
Dir. By Maurizio Lombardi – Narrative – 20:00 Min – Italy
Two boys, Marcello and Nino, destroy a boss’s bar in an act of revenge and flee. Marcello hides in Cinecittà, where a film crew takes him in, offering him, for a single day, the chance to live in a world of fantasy. But as he leaves the studios, reality catches up with him: he is killed by the boss, just when cinema had given him the dream of another life
Dir. By Alessandro Rak– Animation– 05:00 Min – Italy
A Sinto boxer who defied Nazi oppression with his unique fighting style. After being stripped of his title and imprisoned, he died in a concentration camp—choosing to fight one last time as a symbol of resistance and dignity
Dir. By Aldo Iuliano – Narrative – 12:00 Min – Italy
On an isolated beach, two teenagers, Julia and Roman, try to forget the world around them, playing and discovering in each other the lightness of friendship and the awakening of a deeper feeling. A dive into the sea becomes a metaphor for letting go, for challenge, and for the courage to open oneself to life. Yet the idyll is fragile: war suddenly erupts, turning innocence into uncertainty and leaving the two suspended between the dream of love and the shadow of a broken future.